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2013/05/22 22:07
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By PATRICK CONDON Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota state lawmakers promised when the legislative session began that their top priority was setting a new state budget. To that end,...
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2013/05/21 20:36
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Weary lawmakers quit the State Capitol shortly after midnight on Monday (May 20) after setting a two-year, $38 billion state budget. “I think it worked extraordinarily well for Minnesota,” Democratic...
2013/05/21 18:01
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The Democrats in control of Minnesota’s state government looked tired but pleased Tuesday morning, just a few hours after finishing up a grueling weekend-long tear of intense legislating. They have a...
2013/05/21 15:01
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The Southwest Corridor light-rail transit (LRT) project received an unexpected boost in the final transportation finance bill approved by the Minnesota Legislature over the weekend. The two houses...
2013/05/20 22:36
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Child care, personal care union bill approved in House and Senate by T.W. Budig ECM Capitol reporter Rep. Tara Mack, R-Apple Valley, emotionally spoke against the unionization legislation. (Photo...
2013/05/20 19:36
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The Democratic-led Legislature ping-ponged budget bills back and forth over the final days of the 2013 legislative session. Lawmakers passed an omnibus $2.8 billion higher education bill that...
2013/05/20 16:01
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Lawmakers head into the final day of the 2013 session with deals in place to conclude their budget work on time, following days of messy debate over contentious tax hikes, state infrastructure...
2013/05/20 13:55
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Legislature may resort to a stand-alone borrowing measure that would pay for state Capitol-related renovation costs and nothing more. The Senate unanimously...
2013/05/19 13:56
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Minn. Construction Projects Bill May be Back but Slimmer Posted at: 05/19/2013 8:12 AM | Updated at: 05/19/2013 8:14 AM ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Top Minnesota lawmakers are searching for a way to...
2013/05/17 19:07
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By BRIAN BAKST Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Leading Minnesota lawmakers sorted out a tax package Thursday that will require the wealthy, smokers and corporations to pay more, a...
2013/05/17 04:01
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Gov. Mark Dayton and the DFL legislative leaders outlined their “linchpin” $2 billion tax deal Thursday evening — it built upon a framework proposal released Sunday — that clears the way for Democrats...
2013/05/15 19:07
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By BRIAN BAKST Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A significantly scaled-back plan to revise Minnesota's gun laws advanced toward a final Senate vote after receiving the blessing Tuesday of a...
2013/05/15 04:55
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) today signed into law a measure that allows same-sex couples access to civil marriage licenses, making the North Star State the 12th state to legalize marriage...
2013/05/14 15:01
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The euphoria in participating in a historic vote didn’t last long for DFL legislators. Less than an hour after passing the law that legalizes same-sex marriage in Minnesota, DFL senators were in...
2013/05/14 12:36
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Newton, Abeler are named to vets housing committee Rep. Jerry Newton, DFL-Coon Rapids, has been selected by Minnesota House Speaker Paul Thissen to chair the Select Committee on Veterans...
2013/05/13 22:33
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The Minnesota House approved a bill by a 75-59 vote that could eventually legalize same-sex marriage in the state. After a two-hour debate, Minnesota is now in line to become the first Midwestern...
2013/05/13 22:33
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The group lobbying to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota is putting its support behind a Republican lawmaker's last-minute change to the bill facing a House floor vote Thursday. Rep. David...
2013/05/13 15:51
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Photo: Minnesota United for All Families The Minnesota Senate is expected to approve a measure today that would legalize same-sex marriage in the North Star State. Leaders in the Senate, where...
2013/05/13 15:01
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One quickly learns that in the Minnesota Legislature, no proposal is ever “dead” until the session ends and lawmakers go home. Bills that are voted down in committee have a way of reappearing as floor...
2013/05/12 20:48
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At a Sunday afternoon press conference, Gov. Mark Dayton and lawmakers announced a budget agreement that they claim will make good on campaign promises by creating a fair tax system for all. Dayton,...